The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has revised its autism awareness sticker program, initially launched late June, ...

The special section on autism in the September issue of Los Angeles magazine lists more than 40 schools and programs for children with an autism spectrum disorder. Here, see artwork created by ...

One tool that practitioners have at their disposal, and that could help explain the autism spectrum in a non-linear way, is a pie chart, similar to the wheel of life used by some life coaches. The ...

Daniel Tammet says he wrote “Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum” to fill a gap: what he sees as a dearth of true-life narratives about people who, like him, identify as autistic.

Frances, who contributed to DSM-4 has also been extremely critical of DSM-5, which melded autism, Asperger’s and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified into one spectrum. In ...

Tina Cardali’s daughter, Angelina, was diagnosed with autism at 18 months. Now 18, she is still nonverbal, developmentally still a child and requires 24-hour support.

“‘Love on the Spectrum’ is kind, but unrepresentative,” reads a review of the first season posted on Spectrum, an autism news and research publication. In online forums, some adults with ...

Autism can be referred to in terms of “levels” (Level 1, 2, or 3), which can be confusing. These don’t indicate severity in the way many people assume. “Level 3 doesn’t mean someone has ''severe' ...

Sia reveals she is on the autism spectrum. Jason Merritt/Getty Images "For 45 years, I was like, 'I've got to go put my human suit on,'" she added.

Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is crucial. It can help children and families get the resources they need so that children can reach their full potential, according to the CDC.

Sia, 47, seemed to imply that she relatively recently became aware that she is on the spectrum “For 45 years, I was like … ‘I’ve got to go put my human suit on,’” she said.

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...